Best Bets January 10, 2012

TUPELO
West of Shake Rag ‘blings’ in the new year at show
West of Shake Rag is hosting a sparkly comedy show this weekend with its “Blinging in the New Year” show.
The glittery show starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Link Centre’s Black Box Theatre.
Tickets are $5, and that includes popcorn.
Call (662) 690-4011 for more information.

Two chances to catch Blue Mountain and Marah
Music fan favorites Blue Mountain and Marah have two gigs in Northeast Mississippi this weekend.
The first is tonight at Proud Larry’s, and the gig starts at 8:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10, and it’s an 18 and up show.
For more info, visit proudlarrys.com.
The second gig is in Tupelo at 9 p.m. Saturday.
The show is at Blue Canoe, and there’s a $5 cover.
For more info on this show, visit facebook.com/BlueCanoeTupelo or call (662) 269-2642.

OXFORD
Storytellers, musician to present ‘Oxford Unchained’ at Powerhouse
Storytellers Annie Duke, Tim Manley and Michaela Blei, artist Peter Aguero and musician Christopher Paul Stelling are bringing the Unchained Tour to Oxford.
The tour presents raconteur-style unscripted storytelling and music.
The show is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Powerhouse.
Tickets are $15 and available at showclix.com/event/3736340.
For more info, call (662) 236-6429.

King Kobraz to play favorites at Proud Larry’s gig next week
Blake Pruett and Pat Haadsma – better known as King Kobraz – are the men behind the hit song “Rebelz/Feed Moncreif.”
In celebration of the duo’s new album, “It’s Always TSUNny in Oxford,” King Kobraz will perform at Proud Larry’s on Jan. 18.
Pell opens.
Tickets are $7.
Visit proudlarrys.com for more info, and check out more songs by King Kobraz at kingkobraz.bandcamp.com.